Wednesday Weekly #72

Wednesday Weekly #72

Happy Wednesday! There were so many pattern releases this week! I love seeing all the spring goodies coming out, it’s making me very excited to get sewing. I also recently cleared out my closet and it felt soooo good. I was inspired by Style Bee, and I am carefully planning my next few makes to fill in some gaps in my wardrobe.

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I love the new Leni top by Tessuti too! The only thing that stopped me at the checkout was the shipping to Canada 🙁 $30 was more than the pattern so sadly I declined. I know…get into the swing of the PDF world and all solved 🙂

Exciting news re Tessuti! It turned out I wasn’t clicking the right box re shipping – the system was interpreting my order as a Priority Post from Australia which of course would be outrageously expensive 🙂 Matthew was kind enough to invoice me directly for the right amount of postage through regular post which was $11 – quite acceptable. So my pattern is on its way 🙂

It’s not that I’ve never tried PDF (for example Bootstrap – I did have 3 patterns printed off at Staples and that worked out rather well actually and I have printed off Seamwork’s patterns as well although those I did paste altogether and not terribly thrilled at the process to be honest!) but if I possibly can buy the printed I do prefer them. It’s so much easier for me anyway. I know many do love them – the mood strikes and you have some wonderful fabric burning a hole in your stash pocket – off to surf the net for just the right pattern and within minutes you’re printing it off and running to the cutting table 🙂 I just see a pattern online and think, “I like that! I think I’ll order it !” Then I like to see it arriving in the post all in a neat package that I can put in my box for when I’m ready to use it.

I’m thrilled to have my Lexi on it’s way from Australia 🙂 What great customer service from Tessuti!

Yay! Sounds like wonderful service to me! I just finished my Leni and I LOVE it, it is so easy to throw on and it looks great. It certainly is meant to be paired with high-waisted things, as it is pretty cropped, but it could easily be lengthened if needed. Glad to hear yours is on the way!

Helen, I just cleaned out my closet, too! Maybe it’s a end-of-winter/spring thing? I’m working on Colette’s Wardrobe Architect right now, and I just wrote my first post of three about the process. I can’t wait to hear YOUR sewing plans. Always looking for inspo from fellow sewists. 😀

Yay! Cleaning out the closet is so cathartic, isnt it? I was really ruthless this time and I am loving getting dressed in the morning now, all that is left are the things I like wearing – what a novel concept, LOL. I have a spring/summer capsule planned and will be sure to do a post about it soon 🙂

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Helen's Closet is a sewing blog for modern makers! My name is Helen and I run this blog from my home in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I love making my own clothes and sewcializing with the indie sewing community. Check back every week for a new garment post and the Wednesday Weekly, an indie sewing newsletter. You can check out my PDF sewing patterns, too!
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